fear://ego

Our neighbor had an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon on Wednesday. Her left knee is bent the wrong way and getting worse. I knocked on her door coming home from walking to the store today to ask how it went. She started to cry. The surgeon yelled at her for waiting so long. She lost her job when the tube plant closed in South Lyon, and she valiantly struggled to pay her COBRA until it ran out. She has no health insurance. And her knee has hurt all this time, and she needs a cane to walk. The orthopedic surgeon yelled from ego. I have a theory that most hollering comes from fear. This surgeon is afraid that the surgery won't turn out as great as he and his ego would like. It's commendable to have personal standards until your standards yell at another human being. His ego was acting out. Our neighbor is depressed and crying. Could this have been handled better? Absolutely. All doctors need to be forced to watch "The Doctor" with William Hurt before demeaning patients for having no resources. This guy needs an ego-ectomy. And much better training.